Bear and Snail teased the others as they missed them until Junior used throwing techniques that Atticus taught him.

"Cool." Rosie smiled.

Junior smiled to Rosie. Bear screamed and laughed as he ran with Snail on his head to avoid the snowballs. Bear then jumped on his sled and went down the hill as Goose and Beaver then went after them on skis. Junior and Rosie soon joined in. This was a lot of fun. That was, until they reached the end of the path. Franklin had finished his snow sculptures which made him smile until he heard his friends sliding over.

"Look out!" Junior called out.

Franklin gasped once he saw his friends coming and tried to protect his snow sculptures from getting smushed and where his friends each tried to stop.

"Look out below!" Rosie called out as she was hugged up against Junior as she sat behind him on the sled.

Beaver went to her right while Goose went to her left.

"We're gonna crash!" Rosie cried out.

"Watch out, Franklin!" Junior warned the turtle.

They soon stopped themselves from crashing. Franklin yelped as he tried to protect his snow sculptures from certain danger. Rosie and Junior tried their best and soon stopped, luckily missing the snow much to everyone's relief. So did Bear.

"Nice sledding, Junior." Rosie smiled.

"Thanks, Rosie." Junior smiled back, but then blushed since she smiled at him.

"Nice sculptures." Rosie smiled.

"Thanks, I made them myself," Franklin replied with a smile back. "The biggest one is Dad, the other one is Mom, and the smaller one is me."

"What about this one?" Junior asked about the smallest one.

"That's not a turtle, it's me!" Snail beamed. "Right, Franklin?"

Rosie had a feeling the fourth sculpture was for a new family member.

"Actually, that's another turtle, Snail." Franklin told his fellow shelled friend.

"Um, hello?" Beaver scoffed. "There's only three turtles in your family!"

"If he built a fourth snow sculpture of his family, that must mean he's about to have a baby brother or baby sister." Junior said.

"Yeah!" Rosie added in agreement.

"That's right." Franklin smiled to them, even though they had just met, they seemed to know all about his family's news already.

"How did you two know?" Beaver asked Junior and Rosie.

"It's common knowledge." Junior said.

"Yeah, you didn't know that?" Rosie smirked slightly to Beaver who was often a know-it-all.

Beaver didn't seem to have a reaction. Rosie and Junior giggled to each other.

"I'm gonna be a big brother." Franklin smiled.

Beaver seemed to not like that idea.

"What's wrong?" Junior asked Beaver.

"A new baby..." Beaver said like it was obvious, though Junior and Rosie couldn't understand since they were the youngest in their families. "Babies cry, smell, and are so annoying!"

"No, they're not; well, yes, they do cry and smell, but the only reason why they smell is either that they need a bath or a diaper change." Junior told her.

"Besides, having a baby around could be fun," Rosie said then encouraged Franklin. "Especially a baby sister, she'll look up to you."

"The same is said about having a baby brother." Junior smiled.

"How many of you guys have little brothers and sisters?" Rosie asked.

Bear and Goose raised their hands.

"I have a little sister named Beatrice," Bear smiled in memory. "I didn't think she liked me at first..."

"But in time she began to like you, right?" Rosie smiled.

"Franklin too, remember, buddy?" Bear smiled to his best friend.

"I remember, Bear." Franklin smiled back.

"I have a little brother." Goose smiled.

"Tell us about him." Junior smiled back. "And who knows, Beaver? Maybe you'll have a little brother or sister someday too."

"Hmph!" Beaver huffed and folded her arms.

"I don't have any brothers or sisters, but I have a lot of cousins, one of them is four and her name is Bunny." Rabbit smiled.

"Aw!" Rosie smiled.

"I think Skunk has a little sister." Rabbit said to the others.

"I can tell that Franklin will be a great big brother." Junior smiled.

"He or she is going to be one lucky turtle." Rosie agreed.

"Thanks, uh..." Franklin said since he didn't know Junior or Rosie.

"I'm Junior and this is my friend, Rosie." Junior introduced.

"I don't think I've seen you two around in Woodland before." Franklin smiled to his new friends.

"We're new around here." Junior said.

"It's a long story." Rosie added.

Snail suddenly shivered.

"Oh, Snail, are you cold?" Rosie asked out of concern.

"I think some snow got in my shell." Snail pouted.

"That can't be good." Junior said.

"Here, this should keep you warm, Snail." Franklin took off his mitten and put it on the snail's back.

"Thanks!" Snail smiled back to the turtle.

"Since you guys have nowhere else to go, would you like to come to my house?" Franklin invited Junior and Rosie.

"That would be nice." Rosie smiled.

"Okay, come with me then." Franklin smiled back.

Franklin loved the winter very much, but it seemed to last a very long time because he was going to be a big brother in the Spring time, so he waited patiently as he could for the season to change so he could meet his new baby brother or sister.

"Mom, Dad, I'm home!" Franklin called out as he came with Junior and Rosie through the front door.

"It looks bigger in person." Junior whispered to himself.

"Oh, Franklin, I'm glad you're home," Mrs. Turtle smiled, then noticed Junior and Rosie. "Oh, you've made some new friends..." she then said as she didn't recognize these two from Franklin's usual group of friends.

"Mom, this is Junior and Rosie, can they stay with us?" Franklin asked. "They don't have anywhere else to go."

"That seems odd, but I suppose that's all right," Mrs. Turtle replied. "I might have to make something other than Shoo Fly Stew though for dinner."

"Turtles eat bugs, Rosie." Junior said.

"Eww..." Rosie grimaced slightly.

"How about pancakes like when Bear comes over?" Franklin suggested.

"I suppose I could do that, I do need my sweets these days with the baby on the way." Mrs. Turtle giggled.

"Mm... Pancakes." Junior and Rosie smiled.

Mrs. Turtle smiled back and decided to make pancakes for dinner since she knew that Franklin's new friends wouldn't want to eat flies since they weren't turtles. "Junior, you remind me so much of my parents' neighbors, the Collies, do you know them?" she then asked.

"No, ma'am." Junior shook his head.

"Oh, well..." Mrs. Turtle sighed as she went to get cooking.

Franklin took off his winter clothes and came in to his room to pick up a blue stuffed dog. "Hey, Sam, did ya miss me?"

"Aw, he's so cute." Rosie smiled.

Franklin nervously looked over as he held his stuffed toy which meant oh-so much to him.

"Don't worry, if you want to keep him, then that's alright." Rosie said.

"Oh... Thanks..." Franklin smiled. "I was worried you'd think I was a baby."

"How long have you had Sam?" Rosie smiled back.

"He was my first Christmas present from my Grandma Jenny." Franklin explained.

"Aw!" Rosie smiled.

Franklin smiled back.

"I'm attached to a lot of my toys," Rosie said. "Especially my dollies... Don't feel bad for having Sam, Franklin, he's special to you."

"He sure is." Franklin smiled.

Rosie smiled back. Junior and Rosie stayed at the Turtle's residence as long as they had to as this seemed to be more of an adventure and Franklin and Sam were both worried that Spring wouldn't come any sooner as it seemed to stay winter for a rather long time.

"Getting worried?" Junior asked.

"Sure looks like winter's never gonna end, doesn't it, guys?" Franklin sighed as he sat down from his bedroom window.

There was then whistling heard from a tea kettle in the Turtle family kitchen.

"Sounds like your mom is making tea." Rosie said.

Franklin then decided to leave his room with his new friends to see what was going on.